Subject: Pamphlets

This is an advertising booklet and price list for Scharff, Bernheimer & Co., a wholesale grocery firm located at 704 & 706 N. Second Street, St. Louis, Missouri, dated June 24, 1885. The booklet, also titled "Southern Grocer Supplement," details their offerings including Flour, Provisions, Grain, Groceries, Bagging Wagons, and Commission services. It features extensive price lists for various types of flour (e.g., "Blanche," "New Process Roller"), sugar-cured hams, pure leaf lard, bacon, dry salt meats, barreled meats, beef, and steel barb fencing. The cover exhibits highly ornate Victorian-style lettering, decorative borders, geometric patterns, and small illustrations of barrels and wheat stalks. Inside pages include an illustration of the Scharff, Bernheimer & Co. building and a steamboat, indicative of their trade, particularly with New Orleans. Several brand logos and decorative elements are used throughout. 3.

This pamphlet, published in London in 1753 by H. Cooke, refutes arguments presented in another pamphlet, "Considerations on the Bill to Permit Persons Professing the Jewish Religion to be Naturalized." It critiques the reasoning, factual claims, and biblical interpretations within the original pamphlet, which opposed the Jewish Naturalization Act of 1753. The Act, passed in July 1753 and repealed the following year, granted Jews the right to naturalization through parliamentary application. The pamphlet's context is the widespread opposition to the Act, despite Jewish loyalty to the government during the Jacobite rising of 1745, particularly highlighted by the financial contributions of Sampson Gideon.

This 15-page pamphlet, written by Rev. David Davidson (1848-1933), addresses the question of Judaism's continued relevance. Published circa 1885, it reflects the religious landscape of the time and Davidson's role as a prominent Reform rabbi and educator. The pamphlet's scarcity is noted by its inclusion in Singerman's bibliography (2843), and its absence from OCLC. The pamphlet likely circulated within the American Jewish community during a time of significant change and debate within the Jewish faith.

This pamphlet, published in New York in 1823 by D.A. Borrenstein, reprints William Harris's *Elements of the Chaldee Language*. Intended as a supplement to Hebrew grammars, it serves as a general introduction to Aramaic dialects. This publication is one of the earliest imprints of David Aaron Borrenstein, a printer who initially worked in London before relocating to New York and later New Jersey.

Eight-page pamphlet detailing the membership and schedules of Enterprise Lodge No. 228 F & A.M., located in the Doric Room of Mason Hall at 6th Ave. & 23rd Street in New York City. Published in 1895, the lodge was chartered in 1851. The pamphlet lists numerous Jewish members, as well as H.W. Meincke and Cohen, identified as non-paying members.

Two copies of "Judaism and Authority; Papers for the Jewish People No. X." The papers were likely published around 1915, based on the date provided. Further details regarding the publisher and publication location are unavailable.

This pamphlet contains two full-page advertisements from a 1879 "Clothier and Hatter Periodical." One advertisement is for M. Sampter & Sons, located at 261 & 263 Canal Street, New York. It promotes their Spring and Summer 1879 collection of Youths', Boys' and Children's Clothing, noting their recent move to more extensive quarters. The second advertisement is for Hammerslough Brothers, Wholesale Clothiers, located at 478, 480 & 482 Broadway, New York. It features their Spring and Summer stock of "Novelties" and highlights their specialization in "White Vests" made from various fabrics. Both advertisements feature bold, period-appropriate typography and decorative borders. The Hammerslough Brothers ad includes a distinctive illustrative logo with three stylized vests framed in an arch. 3.

A pamphlet about Judah Touro, written by Max Kohler and signed by the author. Published in 1905. Associated with the American Jewish Historical Society (AJHS).

This pamphlet, published in Brooklyn, New York, in 1870, uses poetry as a unique advertising medium for a variety of businesses. The advertisements feature numerous Jewish merchants, including hatters, stallholders at the Brooklyn Market, upholsterers, billiards businesses, and more. Specific businesses mentioned include Jacobson & Kahn (hatters), E. Sacchi (Brooklyn Market stalls), Green & Berg (stand 19), Funk & Schuermam (stands 45 & 46), Schuman (upholsterer), A. R. Samuell (billiards), and Isaac B. Slaight (segars).

This is a 1879 pricelist pamphlet from Greensfelder, Rosenthal & Co., manufacturers of rubber boots and shoes, located at 105 & 107 Wabash Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. The pamphlet details various styles and prices for "Bay State," "Boston," "National," and "New Jersey" brand boots, arctics, overshoes, and "self-acting overshoes," as well as "Alaska" brand items. It also includes a "List of Findings" such as boot and shoe preparations, laces, buttons, and tools, with prices per dozen or gross. The item is printed on pink-tinted paper, folded into three panels, and features an ornate Victorian-style border and lettering on the central panel, proclaiming "PRICE LIST OF Rubber Boots & Shoes." It includes a disclaimer "SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE" at the top of each panel. **3.

Pamphlet titled "The African slave trade: the secret purpose of the insurgents to revive it. No treaty stipulations against the slave trade to be entered into with the European powers... intercepted instructions to L.Q.C. Lamar; insures reader that the secret purpose of rebellion is to revive international slave trade." Alleged instructions by Judah P. Benjamin, possibly a hoax. Printed in 1863 by C. Sherman. WorldCat lists numerous copies.

This pamphlet, titled "The Associate," is Volume I, Issue 1, published by the Young Men's Hebrew Association (YMHA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 1, 1889. The pamphlet contains numerous names within its contents. Further details about the content are not available.

This 14-page pamphlet reprints Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll's critique of the biblical book of Moses. Published around 1875, it presents Ingersoll's perspective on inconsistencies and perceived flaws within the text, reflecting his known views on religion and freethought. The pamphlet likely served as a standalone publication or possibly as part of a larger collection of Ingersoll's works.

A four-page pamphlet excerpt from *The Political Magazine*, dated August 1, 1786. The pamphlet features a significant article by Richard Cumberland, author of the play *The Jew*, discussing the poor treatment of Jews in other countries, and including quotes from his play. It also includes a letter by Abraham Abraham and a two-page article by Benjamin Franklin on "The Interest & Policy of North America." *The Jew*, a comedy first performed in London in May 1794, is notable for its portrayal of a Jewish moneylender as the hero.

This pamphlet is an advertisement or promotional piece for a copy of "The Twenty-Four Books of the Holy Scriptures According to the Massoretic Text." Published by Sherman for the Rev. Abraham de Sola, and copyrighted in 1853, this particular copy dates from around 1873. The pamphlet likely details the content and availability of the complete scripture text.

Reprint of the 1913 original. Two copies. Signed by P. Abraham. This pamphlet, "What Would You Have Us Do?: Papers for the Jewish People, No. VII," is a reprint of a 1913 publication. The reprint includes two copies and bears the signature of P. Abraham.